Spaghetti Garden Eel

Gorgasia maculata

Light greenish grey. A row of white spots along its lateral line. A few somewhat larger white spots on the head.

Size : 55 cm

Habitat : Inhabits sandy surfaces near the reef, 10-45 m. Usually in colonies.

Distribution : Comoro Islands, Seychelles, the Maldives, Andaman Sea to the Philippines, Solomons and Fiji.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Anguilliformes

FAMILY

:

Congridae

GENUS

:

Gorgasia

SPECIES

:

Gorgasia maculata

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner